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Born Again [SL | Pt. 1]

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Born Again [SL | Pt. 1] Empty Tue Nov 12, 2024 7:07 pm

Ulyssia

Born Again

The elder Raikan strolled through the snow, his breath misting in the chilled air. Each step brought him closer to the glacier, to the towering wall of ancient ice that held a piece of Hailstar history and one of its last hopes. Jasper, Ulyssia's vigilant companion, padded alongside the elder. His gaze was fixed on the glacier with an intensity that was almost as old as the glacier itself. The enormous, snowy wolf had grown leaner and scarred over the years, yet his electric blue eyes burned with undying loyalty patiently waiting for Ulyssia’s return.

They stopped in front of the glacier. Jasper lowered his body still and watchful while the elder leaned on his staff feeling the prickling sensation of magic ebbing from the ice. It was light, like the first whisper of spring in the dead of winter, but it was unmistakable. The magic surrounding Ulyssia began breaking, peeling away in layers that shimmered like the aurora under the early light.

The elder’s fingers tightened around his staff, and he murmured a quiet prayer under his breath. "One hundred years", he whispered to Jasper. "A century of waiting, guarding, hoping."

As the final layer of magic sizzled away the glacier gave a long deep groan. Cracks splintered across the ice and spreaded outward in jagged, glowing veins. Jasper’s ears perked and his entire body tensed up, ready. The ice shattered in an explosion of cold mist, spraying frost and shards everywhere. In its wake, a figure crumpled to her knees, gasping for air. A woman with a muscular, curving frame, her skin a rich, deep brown against the pale snow. She was bare but covered in layers of fine frost, which melted and trailed from her skin.

Ulyssia’s breaths entered in frantic gasps. Her eyes, wide and as green as the distant forests, darted around wildly, taking in the strange, foreign landscape that had once been familiar. She coughed, clutching her chest, her body spasming with each breath as she tried to pull herself together. And then slowly her gaze landed on Jasper.

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Born Again [SL | Pt. 1] Empty Tue Nov 12, 2024 8:48 pm

Ulyssia

Born Again

“J-Jasper?” Her voice was hoarse, raw with disuse. Her brow furrowed as she looked at him, both confusion and recognition flickering in her eyes. “Is this… is this real?”

Jasper lowered his head and let out a soft, rumbling growl, a sound of comfort and confirmation. He moved closer to press his nose against her hand and she let out a shaky laugh, her fingers combing throug his fur. It grounded her in the familiar warmth of her companion. Her gaze snapped to the elder, her confusion dancing with something deeper...hope, perhaps, or desperation? “My parents…” She forced the words out, her voice breaking. “Where are my parents?”

The elder’s face softened, though his eyes were heavy with sorrow. He knelt down to her level, his wrinkled hand coming to rest on her shoulder, though he struggled to meet her gaze. “Ulyssia… It’s been a hundred years since the ritual. Many things… many lives have changed in that time.”

Her face fell, understanding revealing into her eyes. But she shook her head as if refusing to accept the inevitable. “No. They… they were here. They sealed me… They wouldn’t leave me alone.”

“Your parents did what they thought was best,” the elder said gently, his voice barely a whisper above the wind. “They wanted you to survive, even if… even if it meant they couldn’t be there when you returned.”

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Born Again [SL | Pt. 1] Empty Tue Nov 12, 2024 8:48 pm

Ulyssia

Born Again

The words sank in weighing down her shoulders and her heart. The Dharga wolf glanced away, her hand still clenched in Jasper’s fur. Her fingers dug into his coat as if to anchor herself to something real, something that hadn’t vanished with time. She looked over the landscape again, feeling the emptiness in the air. The silence that had replaced the bustling life she remembered no longer existed. The glacier, the cold, the snow...it all seemed barren now.

“But… what’s left?” she asked, voice trembling. Ulyssia forced herself to look back at the elder, her gaze steady though her body shook with exhaustion and even shock. “The Hailstars… the clan… what’s left of them?”

The elder let out a deep, tired sigh. “Not many, I’m afraid. But there are some. Enough to welcome you home.” His face softened as he looked at her. “It’s a different home now, Ulyssia, but they’ve waited for you, just as Jasper and I have.”

She closed her eyes, nodding as she fought to keep her composure. The truth of it was crazy, a weight pressing down on her from all directions. But for all the sadness, there was a resilience flickering in her chest as well. There was a stubbornness that had survived even the long cold years of being sealed away. She still had Jasper at least. She still had her people, however few remained. And now somehow she still had herself.

With a shuddering breath, The Lady looked back at Jasper and then at the elder. She nodded firmly as she rose to her feet. The familiar chill of Enca pressed against her skin and for the first time she didn’t feel alone.

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